Pop Pop Epistle #33 – About Mother’s Day

Dear Grandkids,

Mother’s Day is coming up in a few days. We have been celebrating Mother’s Day in the United States for a little over 100 years. It gives us a good excuse to do what we really should be doing everyday – celebrating and honoring the moms in our lives.

I’m pretty sure you all know just how incredibly blessed you are. You have awesome moms. Not everybody can say that. But your mom loves and cares and protects and provides for you with an unrivaled fierceness. Never take for granted just how blessed you are to have the mom that you have. Both the Older Testament (Exodus 20:12) and the New Testament (Ephesians 6:2) implore us to honor our mothers. The Scriptures tell us that it is to our benefit that we do so. So here are a few Pop Pop tips on how you can honor your mom… not just on Mother’s Day but everyday.

Honor her with the words that you say – There will be a tendency for you to take for granted all the things that your mom does for you like washing your clothes and cooking your meals and caring for you when you are sick and… and… and. You will be surprised at how surprised your mom will be if you were to take the time to say thank you for any of this stuff. And use your words to tell her that you love her and how glad you are to have her as your mom. And use your words to pray for her and to thank God for the blessing that she is to you. Honor her with your words.

Honor her by the way that you act – When your mom tells you to do something, do it. Do it without being asked more than once. Do it as quickly as possible. Do it without complaining and grumbling. Do it because your cheerful obedience will honor her.

Honor her by living a life that honors God – Your mom loves the Lord. And she is doing all that she can to teach you to love Him as well. And there is nothing that would honor her more than for you to live a God-honoring life. She will be modeling this for you. She will be praying for you to this end. She will teaching you what this looks like in real life. If you want to honor your mom, honor God.

Why don’t you take a few minutes right now and offer the Lord a prayer of thanks for your mom and ask Him to show you how you can best honor her today.